Rough innings burn SeaWolves in consecutive losses

Sunday

Jun 18, 2017 at 7:08 PM

Erie falls to Trenton 6-0, 4-2 in doubleheader to finish weekend with one win in five games vs. Thunder.

Staff report

TRENTON, N.J. — Two rough innings turned into two losses Sunday as the Erie SeaWolves were swept by Trenton in a doubleheader 6-0, 4-2 to finish the five-game series with one win this weekend in front of 4,528 fans at Arm & Hammer Park.

The SeaWolves (33-35) return home Monday for a six-game homestand starting with three against Portland.

Late Saturday night, Erie rallied in the seventh inning to force extra innings and pull out a 3-2 win. Mike Gerber clubbed a two-run home run in the seventh to tie the game before Gabriel Quintana ripped a two-out RBI double in the eighth to give Erie a win to avoid a disastrous weekend.

On Sunday, prospects Beau Burrows from the SeaWolves and Justus Sheffield from the Thunder squared off for three shutout innings in Game 1.

The fourth inning turned into a nightmare for Burrows and the ′Wolves.

Mike Ford led off with a walk, and after two quick outs, Jorge Saez drew another walk. Billy Fleming, Abiatal Avelino and Thairo Estrada all followed with run-scoring hits to chase Burrows. Adam Ravenelle came in and allowed RBI hits to Rashad Crawford and Miguel Andujar before Ford finally flew out to end a six-run inning.

Neither team scored in another inning the rest of the game as Sheffield completed a three-hit shutout for the Thunder.

In the second game, Erie took a 2-1 lead in the second inning behind an RBI groundout from Logan Watkins and a two-out run-scoring single from Tim Remes.

Another tough inning came in the bottom of the third.

Estrada and Billy McKinney hit consecutive doubles to tie the game before Ford had an RBI single and another run came in when the SeaWolves couldn't turn a double play later in the inning.

The 4-2 lead was all Daniel Camarena and Cody Carroll needed to secure the sweep. Camarena threw four innings, allowing two runs, before Carroll picked up his first win with three shutout relief innings. A.J. Simcox was the lone bright spot for the SeaWolves with a double and a triple in the loss.

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